“[m]ost people’s conception of what a robot is appears to be largely based on the way robots are depicted in fiction” + “robots in fiction are largely presented as independent, autonomous actors that have a ‘mind of their own’, with a humanoid or anthropomorphic appearance” (Harbers, Peeters, and Neerincx 2017, 20).
black box
“The conceptual metaphor ‘black box’ was originally…
electronic brain metaphor
“The ‘electronic brain’ has proven to…
social loafing
“Contrary to conventional wisdom, having a human…
sociotechnical blindness
“Absence of discussion of the role played…
Large Technical System
The conception of AI as a…
autonomy
Autonomy is an “intrinsically human term”: it is…
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